The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its first regular session from Monday 10 to Tuesday 11 February 2025 in person at UN headquarters in New York. The President of the Executive Board, H.E.

Responsibility for implementing UN Security Council resolutions related to women, peace and security lies primarily with UN Member States and the UN system, in partnership with civil society ...

Women make enormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs or employees, or by doing unpaid care work at home. But they also remain disproportionately affected ...

On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal ...

New York, 19 December, 2024 – Women's representation in political leadership remained critically low in 2024. Only five women were elected as Heads of State out of 31 direct presidential elections ...

An estimated 6.9 million people are currently at risk of gender-based violence. Documented cases of mass and systemic rape highlight the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, leaving survivors in ...

For women and girls, migration often represents a lifeline—their best chance to improve their lives and those of their families. Edna Valdez, President of Bannuar TI La Union, an organization that ...

Le 8 mars 2025, rejoignez-nous pour célébrer la Journée internationale des femmes qui aura pour thème « Pour TOUTES les femmes et les filles : droits, égalité et autonomisation ». Le thème de cette ...

El 8 de marzo de 2025 unámonos para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Mujer con el tema “Para las mujeres y niñas en TODA su diversidad: Derechos, igualdad y empoderamiento”. El tema de este año ...

The Strategic Plan 2022-2025 will guide UN Women’s work for the next four years. With an eye toward the 2030 deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, it details how UN Women will ...

The United Nations General Assembly, through General Assembly resolution 64/289, decided to establish the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, to be known as ...

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